Verse-by-Verse Bible CommentaryJeremiah 9:9
"Shall I not punish them for these things?" declares the LORD. "On a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself? Jump to: Gill's Exposition • Commentary Critical and Explanatory • Calvin's Commentary • Trapp's Commentary • Poole's Annotations • Constable's Expository Notes • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes • Commentary Critical and Explanatory - Unabridged • Ellicott's Commentary • Treasury of Knowledge Other Authors
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole BibleShall I not visit them for these things? saith the Lord,.... The Targum adds, "to bring evil upon them.' Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? the Targum is, "or of a people whose works are such, shall I not take vengeance according to my pleasure?' See Gill on Jeremiah 5:9. Copyright Statement Bibliography Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible(Jeremiah 5:9, Jeremiah 5:29). Copyright Statement Bibliography Calvin's Commentary on the BibleWe have already met with this verse; it will therefore be enough briefly to refer to what it contains. God shews here, that except he denied himself he must necessarily punish the Jews. How so? He takes it as granted that he is the judge of the world: he had said that the Jews were not only become wicked in one thing, but were so given up to all kinds of wickedness, that they wearied themselves; what then was to be done? God would not have acted in a manner worthy of himself, nor preserved consistency, had he not punished such men; for he must have changed his nature, had he not hated such a perverse nation. But he speaks after the manner of men when he mentions vengeance; for we know that no passions belong to God, as it has been often stated: but as he hates wickedness, so he is said to execute vengeance, when he appears as a judge and chastises those by whom he has been provoked to wrath. Copyright Statement Bibliography John Trapp Complete CommentaryJeremiah 9:9 Shall I not visit them for these [things]? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? Ver. 9. Shall I not visit them?] See on Jeremiah 5:9. Copyright Statement Bibliography Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy BibleSee Jeremiah 5:9,29. Copyright Statement Bibliography Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable
Yahweh asked, rhetorically, if He should not punish such a nation for their deceits. His nation had become like all the other nations (cf. Jeremiah 9:24-25). Should He not avenge Himself by punishing Judah for violating His covenant commands? "The grief of God is caused not only by what the people have done to him but more especially by what they have done to each other." [Note: Kelley, p145.] Copyright Statement Bibliography E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible NotesMy soul = I myself (emphatic). Hebrew. nephesh. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. avenged. Compare Jeremiah 5:9, Jeremiah 5:29. Copyright Statement Bibliography Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - UnabridgedShall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? (Jeremiah 5:9; Jeremiah 5:29). Copyright Statement Bibliography Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) Shall I not visit . . .?—The previous use of the same warning in Jeremiah 5:9; Jeremiah 5:29 gives these words also the emphasis of iteration. Copyright Statement Bibliography Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeShall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
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